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Individual aircraft history of the North American Harvard in South Africa

 

 

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C/N SA Reg SAAF Model RAF USAAF Exported to Owner Comments
53-4620 ZS-WLL   AT-6G         Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard AT-6G. ex-Mozambique, ex Brian Zeederberg / Ian Popplewell "Pomp and Jive Air Force”
59-1907 ZU-CBC 7686 SNJ-3       Phillip Fardis  
77-4454 ZU-BAK 7679 AT-6J       AJ Torr  
77-4547 ZU-CXX 7675         South African Air Force  
78-4698 ZU-AOY 7661 AT-6C       Harvard Club of South Africa  
78-6647   7660       New Zealand   Exported to New Zealand ZK-XSA
78-6799 ZU-AZW 7650 SNJ-3       DMX Leasing  
78-7140 ZU-AOX 7643 AT-6D       Harvard Club of South Africa  
78-7350 ZU-BBF 7637 SNJ-3       J Earle  
78-7390   7668     41-17012 USA   N36JV, N41JH, N867DL / JH-41
84-7648 ZU-ACU 7689           Exported to USA to N417AS ex Stu Davidson
88-0298 ZU-FNE 7012 AT-6C       JRC Beaumont  
88-10008 ZU-AOS 7152 AT-6C EX365 41-33338   Harvard Club of South Africa  
88-10015 ZU-BEU 7188 AT-6C EX372 41-33345   Arnie Meneghelli Flying Lions Eqstra 3
88-10108   7185   EX392 41-33365     To the Portuguese Air Force as 1554. To G-BGOU 1979. Crashed Bourn, England, 7 September 1985, pilot killed.
88-10156   7178   EX400 41-33373     To the Danish Air Force as 32-356, 10 October 1946
88-10161   7732   EX405 41-33378     Belgian Air Force Belgische Luchtmacht H216
88-10203 ZU-CBD 7203 SNJ-3 EX407 41-33380   Phillip Fardis Some sources quote C/N as SA-60. Was owned by SAAF Museum but swapped for a zero-time Rolls-Royce Merlin engine
88-10536 ZU-AOP 7028 AT-6C EX441 41-33414   Harvard Club of South Africa  
88-10562   7039   EX467 41-33440     To the Portuguese Air Force as 1551. To G-BGOT 1979. To N37642 April 1980
88-10572 ZU-AOZ 7166 AT-6 MK II A EX477 41-33450   Harvard Club of South Africa  
88-10642   7293   EX547 41-33520   SAAF Museum Ysterplaat
88-10646   7289   EX551 41-33524   SAAF Museum Port Elizabeth
88-10652   7228   EX557 41-33550   SAAF Museum Some sources quote C/N as 88-10654
88-10663   7231   EX568 41-33541   SAAF Museum Ysterplaat
88-10678   7246   EX583 41-33556 USA   Exported to USA N246Z
88-10679   7244   EX584 41-33557     To the Portuguese Air Force as 1522. To G-RBAC 25 January 1979. G-BHXF (uncertain if G-BHXF taken up)
88-10683 ZU-ASF 7664
          Owned by Hans Marx. Based at Rustenburg (FARG). Registerd with c/n 88-17354? Some sources quote 88-10684?
88-10818 ZU-DKZ 7698 AT-6C   41-32583      
88-11622 ZU-BET 7695 AT-6C       Arnie Meneghelli Flying Lions Eqstra 2
88-12044   7382   EX600 41-33573     To the Portuguese Air Force as 1559. To G-BGOV 1979. To N4434N May 1983
88-12065 ZU-BTL 7343 SNJ-3 EX621 41-33594   Phillip Fardis  
88-12070 ZU-AOV 7306 AT-6C       Harvard Club of South Africa  
88-12139   ?   EX645 41-33618   SAAF Museum 7356 or 7507
88-12325   ?   EX659 41-33632     Some sources quote 88-12326 maybe SAAF 7309
88-12326   ?   EX660 41-33633     Some sources quote 88-12325 maybe SAAF 7309
88-12356 ZU-BSX 7688 SNJ-3       Phillip Fardis  
88-12546 ZU-AZX 7073 AT-6C       Stu Davidson  
88-12758 ZS-WEJ 7321 AT-6C EX692 41-33665   Anthony Watson Anthony Watson
88-13177   7375   EX731 41-33704      
88-14163   7464   EX813 41-33786     Collided with South African Airways Douglas DC-4, ZS-BMH, "Lebombo", c/n 43157, over Durban on 30 June 1962. The DC-4 landed safely despite damage to the tail fin and the two Harvard pilots parachuted to safety.
88-14483   7449   EX857 41-33830     Gate guard at Langebaanweg
88-14552   7424   EX881 41-33854     To the Portuguese Air Force as 1506. To G-SUES 1979. To LN-LFW February 1984 but not taken up. Registered LN-WNH (Norway) in July 1986.
88-14555   7426   EX884 41-33857     To the Portuguese Air Force as 1513. To N40814. To G-CCOY
88-14611   7441   EX894 41-33867     To the Portuguese Air Force as 1504. To G-ELLY 1979. Crashed Malta 22 June 1982, two killed.
88-14612   7434   EX895 41-33868     To the Danish Air Force 26 November 1946 as 32-351. Crashed 12 January 1956 at Herstedvester in Denmark. Two killed.
88-14716 ZU-AYS 7475 AT-6D EX909 41-33882   Arnie Meneghelli Flying Lions Eqstra 1
88-14722   7439   EX915 41-33888     To the Portuguese Air Force as 1502 in 1970. To G-JUDI, Norfolk Aerial Spraying 17 November 1978. To G-TXAN 16 February 2009.
88-14725   ?   EX918 41-33891     Allocation of SAAF serial? Parts used to repair 7480?
88-14870   7489   EX925 41-33898     To the Danish Air Force as 32-352, 26 November 1946
88-14880   7504   EX935 41-33908     To the Portuguese Air Force as 1508. To G-BGOR 1979.
88-14949   7509   EX959 41-33932     To the Belgian Air Force on 25 February 1947 as H-9. To F-BJBF. To G-AZJD 30 November 1971. To F-WZDU 9 October 1984. To F-AZDU in June 1985.
88-14950   7506   EX960 41-33933   SAAF Museum Some sources quote C/N as 88-15336
88-14953   7515   EX963 41-33936 USA   To USA in 1996 as N330CA. To N515SA in 1997.
88-14959 ZU-DML 7480 AT-6D EX969 41-33942   South African Air Force  
88-15069 ZS-WLQ 7530   EX989 41-33962   South African Airways Technical Gabon AF, to SAAF as 7530, to ZS-WLQ. Also carried fake registration ZS-ABC
88-15115 ZU-BAL 7526 AT-6C EX990 41-33963   GL Lynch  
88-15268   7568   EZ123 41-33996      
88-15277 ZU-AOU 7569 AT-6C EZ132 41-34005   Harvard Club of South Africa  
88-15327   7535   EZ137 41-34010      
88-15335 ZU-AKX 7572 AT-6D EZ145 41-34018 USA   Exported to USA Stu Davidson N7572
88-15336   7573 AT-6D EZ146 41-34019   SAAF Museum  
88-15337 ZU-FLM 7508   EZ147 41-34020     registered with EZ-147
88-15340   7537   EZ150 41-34023      
88-15342   7538   EZ152 41-34025      
88-15363 ZU-AGK 7544 AT-6D       MJ Bolton Some sources quote EZ173
88-15366 ZU-AGD 7557 AT-6C       Stu Davidson  
88-15605   7556   EZ171 41-34044      
88-15683 ZU-CXV 7001 MKIIA       SAAF Museum  
88-15684   7559   EZ179 41-34052      
88-15699 ZS-WLP 7601 AT-6D EZ194 41-34067   South African Airways Technical Ex Gabon Air Force
88-15774   7731   EZ210 41-34083   SAAF Museum To Belgian Air Force 3 April 1947 as H-19. To South African Air Force as 7731 January 1961
88-15784   7582   EZ220 41-34093     To the Danish Air Force 26 November 1946 as 32-359
88-15785   7594   EZ221 41-34094     To the Danish Air Force 26 November 1946 as 32-360
88-15799 ZU-AOW 7592 AT-6C       Harvard Club of South Africa  
88-15863 ZU-BMC 7609 AT-6D EZ236 41-34109   Arnie Meneghelli Flying Lions Eqstra 4
88-15864 ZU-ACV 7607   EZ237 41-34110 USA   Exported to USA N554Q ex Stu Davidson
88-16235 ZS-WLR 7625 AT-6D       South African Airways Technical 7625 then 7729
88-16235 ZS-WLR 7729 AT-6D       South African Airways Technical 7625 then 7729
88-17354 ZU-ASF (as quoted by SA Register) See 88-10683
 7664 AT-6D     USA   Exported to USA? JH Marx. Some sources quote ZU-ASF as 88-10683 others as 88-10684.
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88-18072 ZS-WFD   SNJ-5       Federated Projects and Trading  
88-9141 ZS-VTE 7658           ex C-FXSA
88-9247   ?   EX168 41-33141     Crashed Imbesu Park 19 May 1948. SAAF Serial unknown
88-9283 ZU-AOR 7059 AT-6C EX204 41-33177   Harvard Club of South Africa  
88-9684   7111 AT-6A EX268 41-33241   SAAF Museum  
88-9705   7195   EX279 41-33252     To the Danish Air Force 26 November 1946 as 32-354
88-9706   7333   EX280 41-33253     To the Portuguese Air Force as 1523. To G-TEAC in 1979
88-9721   7075   EX285 41-33258     To the Danish Air Force 10 December 1946 as 32-355
88-9723   7168   EX287 41-33260     To the Portuguese Air Force as 1560. To G-RCAF 1979. To N42BA April 1980. Crashed 18 July 2002.
88-9725   7183   EX289 41-33262     To Portuguese Air Force as 1535. To G-TSIX 19 March 1979
88-9753 ZS-VAI 7082   EX300 41-33273   Phillip Fardis  
88-9755   7084   EX302 41-33275     To Portuguese Air Force as 1545. To G-BICE 1980
88-9868   7072   EX336 41-33309   SAAF Museum Swartkop
88-9922 ZU-AOT 7156 AT-6C EX354 41-33327   Harvard Club of South Africa  
88-9958 ZU-AOO 7024 AT-6C EX355 41-33328   Harvard Club of South Africa  
CCF4-425 ZS-WLU   Harvard 4       South African Airways Technical  
CCF4-448 ZS-WLT   Harvard 4       South African Airways Technical  
CCF4-451 ZS-WLS   Harvard 4       South African Airways Technical  
CCF4-498 ZU-SAF   Harvard 4       Willy Tschopp Ex Mozambique. Based in Worcester (info correct as at 30 November 2011) Aircraft was restored at Springs. Was to be ZU-VJB
CCF4-520 ZU-BVK   Harvard 4       Arnie Meneghelli Flying Lions Eqstra 5 ex Mozambique Air Force 1754
CCF4-529 ZU-ARZ   Harvard 4         CF-WBS BF+064 Harvard IV ex Mozambique Air Force 1740
CCF4-543 ZS-WSE   Harvard 4       John Sayers  
SA-78   7727       USA   Exported to USA Stampe and Vertogen museum. N4109C. Ex Stu Davidson. Confusion as to 7715 or 7727, ex ZU-AGC
SA-79   7726       USA   Exported to USA N726KM
SA-80   7728           SAAF Museum. T-6G Harvard operated by the SAAF Museum was lost on 22 September 2002 at 11h40 whilst preparing to perform a flypast on the last day of Africa Aerospace and Defence 2002 being held at AFB Waterkloof, Pretoria. After suffering a loss of power, Harvard 7728, flown by Col Jeff Earle, hit a power line whilst attempting an emergency landing and crashed into an open field, three nautical miles south of Rietvlei Dam, Pretoria. It was reported that an instant before it hit the ground, the pilot managed to jump clear. The aircraft burst into flames and was destroyed. The pilot suffered broken ribs and a cut on the chin. This was the last T-6G owned by the SAAF Museum. Later the same day, a civilian Harvard ZU-AYS, part of a three-ship formation team, performed an emergency landing in the afternoon after also suffering a loss of power after take-off, landing 500 meters south of AFB Waterkloof. The two pilots walked away uninjured. AAD 2002 press release. Courtesy www.saairforce.co.za
    7002       USA   Exported to USA
    7066       USA   Exported to USA
    7086       Australia   Exported to Australia
    7176       USA   Exported to USA
    7177       USA   Exported to USA
    7214       USA   Exported to USA
    7292       USA   Exported to USA
    7303       USA   Exported to USA
    7317       USA   Exported to USA
    7385       USA   Exported to USA
    7406       USA   Exported to USA
    7429       Luxembourg   Exported to Luxembourg
    7435       USA   Exported to USA
    7458       USA   Exported to USA
    7463       USA   Exported to USA
    7471       USA   Exported to USA
    7492       USA   Exported to USA
    7499       USA   Exported to USA
    7517       USA   Exported to USA
    7523       USA   Exported to USA
    7540       USA   Exported to USA
    7549       USA   Exported to USA
    7550       USA   Exported to USA
    7615       USA   Exported to USA
    7621       USA   Exported to USA
    7638       USA   Exported to USA
    7639       USA   Exported to USA
    7640       Australia   Exported to Australia
    7641       USA   Exported to USA
    7646       USA   Exported to USA
    7647       USA   Exported to USA
    7648       USA   Exported to USA
    7649       USA   Exported to USA
    7653       USA   Exported to USA
    7654       USA   Exported to USA
    7655       USA   Exported to USA
    7656       USA   Exported to USA
    7662       USA   Exported to USA
    7665       USA   Exported to USA
    7666       USA   Exported to USA
    7667       Australia   Exported to Australia
    7673       USA   Exported to USA
    7676       USA   Exported to USA
    7678       USA   Exported to USA
    7690       USA   Exported to USA
    7692       USA   Exported to USA
    7693       USA   Exported to USA
    7696       USA   Exported to USA
    7697       USA   Exported to USA
    7703       USA   Exported to USA
    7721       USA   Exported to USA
    7722       USA   Exported to USA
    7723       USA   Exported to USA
    7725       USA   Exported to USA

 

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